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t m c » p u l s e | au g u s t 2 0 1 7 35 9 11 11 14 15 10 DO YOU HAVE TMC EVENT PHOTOS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH PULSE? SUBMIT HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES TO: NEWS@TMC.EDU 13 12 16 [ 9 ] At ST. DOMINIC VILLAGE, visitors found a creative way to use the July issue of TMC Pulse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 10 ] Camp For All 2U came to MD ANDERSON CHILDREN'S CANCER HOSPITAL to serve patients who were not able to attend regular osite camps. Campers canoed, learned about archery, played putt-putt golf, told stories around a mock campfire and enjoyed other camp activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 11 ] Texas Children's Hospital radiologist VICTOR SEGHERS, M.D., was elected vice president of the Pediatric Imaging Council within the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. This is a six-year term and Dr. Seghers will become president of the council in 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 12 ] UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics professor DEAN SITTIG, PH.D., has been elected to the inaugural class of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 13 ] HARRIS HEALTH SYSTEM held a ceremo- nial ribbon cutting of The Specialty Clinics at Ben Taub Tower, home to 20 specialty clinics that pre- viously occupied the second floor of the hospital. Left to right: Michael Gardner, M.D., executive vice president and administrator, Ambulatory Care Services; Carolyn Truesdell, trustee, Harris Health System Board of Trustees; Elvin Franklin Jr., trustee, Harris Health System Board of Trustees; George V. Masi, president and CEO, Harris Health System; Ewan Johnson, M.D., Ph.D., trustee, Harris Health System Board of Trustees; Daisy Stiner, secretary, Harris Health System Board of Trustees; Kimberly Monday, M.D., vice chair, Harris Health System Board of Trustees; and Stephanie Ramirez, director, Ambulatory Care Services. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 14 ] PEGGY SMITH, PH.D., Baylor professor in the departments of obstetrics and gynecology, psychology and pediatrics and director of Baylor Teen Health, received the 2017 David C. Wiley award from the Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. She also received the 2017 Champions of Children Award from the Children's Defense Fund – Texas. In addition, Smith was named to the Reducing Maternal Mortality Steering Committee of the Houston Endowment. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 15 ] XANDER WEHRENS, M.D., professor and director of Baylor's Cardiovascular Research Institute, received the 2017 Outstanding Investigator Award from the International Society for Heart Research. * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ 16 ] Shield O2, a company that created aordable, sustainable patient oxygen in a backpack, won the top prize at the Global Health Hackathon hosted by the BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Global Innovation Center.